Start-up Social

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A question and answer format, which will feature entrepreneurs in an array of different industries and in different parts of the world. Learn about their journey, get real world advice and insight on how to incorporate social media.

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INTERVIEW WITH HEAD BLOGGER: MALKIEL JJ: Can you explain a little bit about what HappySocks is?
M: It started with the idea of two friends, Mikael Söderlindh –our CEO-
and Viktor Tell – our Creative Director- who wanted, in spring 2008, to
start doing something different and fun. The name and concept of Happy
Socks came up quickly and after only a few weeks they were on a plane to
Turkey to start production of their first samples! JJ: Do you think there is an advantage of having one person in the company in charge of all social... [More]

INTERVIEW WITH CO-FOUNDER: ANNA SEGREEVA JJ: Can you explain a little bit about what Planana does?
AS: What Planana does is we are connecting sponsors to local events
in a way that is more engaging for actual event attendees. Right now the
way the sponsorship works is you go to event with attendees and a logo
on a front page or banner and get some random slots. We have a rewards
platform that’s tied to our paid ticketing process, which can offer
perks like benefits or discounted tickets to enhance the experience for... [More]

INTERVIEW WITH CO-FOUNDER: STERLING BREWSTER JJ: Can you tell me a little bit about your company?
SB: 1st Round is a lifestyle sports, music, and entertainment brand.
The company aims to revolutionize each of these industries by creating
ground breaking products and technologies. 1st Round operates a
burgeoning record label that took its first artist to #1 on iTunes, and
a cutting edge sports technology company that is developing Smart
Shield®, the world's first energy emitting athletic apparel. In
addition, 1st Round... [More]

INTERVIEW WITH CO-FOUNDER: BRYCE MADDOCK JJ: Can you first explain a little bit about what TaskUs does? BM:
TaskUs offer ridiculously good outsourcing to rapidly growing internet
companies. We work with over 50 of the fastest growing companies in the
U.S. These companies want to cut cost and maintain quality of the
services they provide their customers. TaskUs is a customer centric
organization, that is more silicon valley startup than BPO. So we
partner with these companies, taking over their customer service, sales
and data... [More]